AQA GCSE English Literature · 8702
Paper 1
A change that turns a character's situation towards its opposite, such as Shylock's movement from demanding punishment to facing it.
Revise: Act 4This is the trial's dramatic reversal. Shylock's insistence that nothing outside the written agreement matters now makes his demand impossible to carry out safely. He tries to accept three times the loan and then only the original sum, but Portia refuses because he has already rejected repayment in open court.
- Revise: Writer's methods
A change that reverses a character’s position or the direction of the action.